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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 168th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 782 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,741 and $17,068 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 727 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying consumer science.

Top 5 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Long Beach is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 445 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 40,069 students enrolled at California State University - Long Beach, 822 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 310 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,845. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Long Beach does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUN is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 182 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 40,381 students enrolled at California State University - Northridge, 680 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,745. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s. California State University - Sacramento is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 70 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.

Sac State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Sac State supports 32,293 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,555. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

SFSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 27,349 students enrolled at San Francisco State University, 950 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,581. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

Fresno State also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 25,497 students enrolled at Fresno State, 471 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,324. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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